'Over the years' ...
I'm old enough now to say that. My flat has a door on the outside
and when people talk on the radio I'm trying to listen. On Wednesdays
my right leg is made of water repelling cotton.

If it
wasn't already I'd invent a heron. Just to be able to say: I have
seen a heron. The man who talks so very loud tries to get me involved
in a talk about the weather but I need milk and headache pills so I
trot on pretending to be deaf.